Forge-welding is an extremely finicky process. Makes the incredible forge-welded weapons and tools even many times more incredible than they already were. Super impressive!
I like watching your projects. you're easy to learn from because you think out loud most of the time and it's not just some guy hammering an steel for twenty minutes. thanks for the lessons
Well Chandler you've really come a long way. Just look at this! What i see as a very useful tool. Even though it's not the most beautiful of things. Then look at the amazing stuff that you are making now! You are inspiring to us, To me for sure. Thank you for all you do. Keep it up.
It would be really cool if you came back and revisited a project like this with your new tools and experience to see how different your product would be! You are a huge inspiration for me. I love your work, keep it up, man.
man i don't think you talk to much at all, this video is awesome! I'm a beginner smith and your videos are inspirational. its funny because i went to the scrap yard a bought like 20 rr spikes to practice on. keep up the good work man.
holy smokes Chandler, you came so freaking far from four years ago. You should definitely revisit old videos like this and redo the projects to sell on your store.
Great job, I like this video for its ability to show everyone you dont need the best or perfect tools, you just got the job done with what you had and made it work, even doing some fairly complex techniques (like forge welding HC to HC), all in all great job and inspirational to all us amateurs!
Chandler, I been watching mostly new videos you made, wow what an improvement you have made with your tools and equipment and skills as well. Super job btw.
hum...i hav to say i watched ur first knife makin vid and said oh no another guy cutting out blades...but now i see u hav progressed...using a hammer,forging, forge welding,i am starting to like you.i like your positive upbeat attitude too.thanks
I love watching these old videos!! I still have my ASO (very similar to the one in this video). Keep up the great work Chandler! Between you and Walter S. I've become inspired to do some smithing of my own. You rock!
I love your comment, "It's looking good, but it's looking bad." I say that EVERY TIME I put hammer to steel on a something new! lol Any way thanks for the Vid. It cleared up a couple questions for me. Good luck and good hunting.
Planning on making a tomahawk soon, remembered I saw a video where someone forge welded a bit of good carbon steel into a railroad spike to make a good edge. Of course it was good ol' Chandler doing what he does best. I'm going to use this video as sort of a guide, this is going to be more than a couple things I haven't done before.
Hey Chandler thanks for your videos. I just wanted to let you know about raid road spikes. According to American Railway Engineering Association, low carbon spikes contain no more than 0.12% carbon and "High Carbon" spikes contain 0.30%. While a normal knife has 0.85% and 1.5% carbon. Happy forging and keep up the good work. You have gone a long way and I wish you nothing but the best of luck in life.
haha holy crap man i accidentally hit this video while lettting youtube go and ive been watching you for while "creepy" and instantly recognized your voice i never went this far back if you vids but was cool to watch the forge weld attempt and see how far youve actually come since ive only been fallowing for couple months now! great shit man!
Looks good, I'd make a recommendation to make a few of these as tomahawks for an accessory. I also wanted to see someone fold the excess from the spike end, forge weld it together, and see if the blade is big enough for a more proper hand ax.
you probabbly have more experience smithing than i do. but heres a tip. when upsetting lift the peice slightly above the anvil face. when you hammer it it gives somewhat of a double impact, and it wil go faster.
awesome vid bud, looking forward to watching the others. oh I did some looking around and theres a product called SURE WELD, and it works a lot better then borax just make sure if u do use it don't leave any on ur anvil lol not a good thing lol keep up the great work
That is a great video! Well done! Thanks for sharing. I have just setup my forge and trying to get more heat out of it. Looks like you are using charcoal ? Good idea using the "nippers" to grab the spike. Keep up the good work.
good job if you do another maybe split the blade put in like 1095 for a extra weight an in steed of an hammer maybe a digging tool because for hammering u can use the side
Now I am going to have to try that. it is really good now i wont one but me like you must do it myself. Or it wont be mine will it. You know what i mean. Good post so thanks for that.
Hi, And well done! Those spikes are pretty solid steel aren’t they. I like the shape but am a little disappointed you did not file or grind the dings out a little better. But as I said great shape and there is no way I could have come close to doing what you did, and it makes you wonder if buying one off the shelf would not be easier……………. Of course it would but you now have something which you can say you made to your ideas and got as close as possible to what you wanted right, well done! BTW I love your Lathe!
Great video, I liked seeing your thought process. Would you have been able to grind the railroad spike into a blade without welding on the extra blade piece? Not sure how blades are made, thanks!
you should re work your clippers so it will grab the spike better, at least bend the handles a bit so your hand isn't so wide apart....other than that GREAT JOB!
We just got a gas forge. We are going to try this but I have stainless instead of tool steel. I hope it works and I can forge weld stainless to railroad spike.
Coming in ages late--could you provide a touch more info on how you insert the handle without using a wedge in the top? Much appreciated! (and awesome project, just found your videos and I like how you show when things don't go perfectly)
Hey Chandler,is it necessary to weld in the 01 steel if you are already using a HC spike? I want to make one but hoped that step could be omitted without compromising the edge integrity.
Hey, I just noticed I hadn't replied to this one... I remember doing it but it must not have posted... I think for something like this you probably would be fine without the O1. If you are looking to hold a fine edge longer then the O1 is certainly a good idea.
keep an eye on my ebay or etsy stores... Tho not on my short time radar I definitely will be making this again! www.ebay.com/usr/chandlersstore www.etsy.com/shop/McFinleysCabin
I'll be honest. I didn't understand how what you were planning to do and was against the way you went about it. But I really like how it turned out. Great job. Around how many hours from start to finish?
Nevermind. I read further in the comments and you answered the question already. Did the weld hold with how lightly you hit it during forge weld? Many others wail on it at that moment to pop the weld and I always wondered if that much force was needed.
Personally I think the HC spike is enought for a mini hawk. I got lucky with the weld it stuck. And if you skip that step, unless you want to use your hawk to shave or gut a squirrel I think u will still be happy. As for wailing on the steel when welding. Personally, on smaller stuff, I find rapid shorter bursts work better for me
There is no need to wail on a piece to forge weld. If it is at the proper temperature, it doesn't take much. If it is not at the right temperature, no amount of wailing will weld it.
As I slowly add more and more successful weld notches to my headboard I am believing that the rapid piece size relative hits (small piece small hit) works best for me
Thanks for the tip,your work speaks for itself and says you know what you are talking about. I really appreciate when you show failures during forging. More learned then as opposed to everything going perfect. Thanks for all the time you share.
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Forge-welding is an extremely finicky process. Makes the incredible forge-welded weapons and tools even many times more incredible than they already were. Super impressive!
I like watching your projects. you're easy to learn from because you think out loud most of the time and it's not just some guy hammering an steel for twenty minutes. thanks for the lessons
wow turned out much better than I thought it would at the beginning of the video
I am amazed at the changes in you and your equipment in the time that has passed. Love the new but I admire the "start"
Well Chandler you've really come a long way. Just look at this! What i see as a very useful tool. Even though it's not the most beautiful of things. Then look at the amazing stuff that you are making now! You are inspiring to us, To me for sure. Thank you for all you do. Keep it up.
It would be really cool if you came back and revisited a project like this with your new tools and experience to see how different your product would be! You are a huge inspiration for me. I love your work, keep it up, man.
Awesome tomahawk, its nice to see blacksmithing done without $1000s of dollars worth of equipment. Well done sir!
Huzzah, well done. I love that hammering and pinging sound.
Mate! That was an honest video and I loved everything about it. If I was in America I would have to come over and say hello. Your my kind of people.
Having the ability to/of Making a tool for anything is empowering.
man i don't think you talk to much at all, this video is awesome! I'm a beginner smith and your videos are inspirational. its funny because i went to the scrap yard a bought like 20 rr spikes to practice on. keep up the good work man.
Way to turn something useless into something useful! Thanks for the vid man, was a nice watch.
holy smokes Chandler, you came so freaking far from four years ago. You should definitely revisit old videos like this and redo the projects to sell on your store.
The little hatchet is perfect for its intended purpose and I would be proud of it. Very nice job.
man I learned so much from this video and can't wait to dive into this craft
Ive been smithing for a while and I gotta say hell of a good job
Man you did a great job for your first time. We need more beginner projects.
Great job, I like this video for its ability to show everyone you dont need the best or perfect tools, you just got the job done with what you had and made it work, even doing some fairly complex techniques (like forge welding HC to HC), all in all great job and inspirational to all us amateurs!
Thank you!
Nice video, nice work. Nice tool. Nice weapon.
Thank you!
Thanks for the info and the videos and I look forward to more.
Thanks for sharing. And like always Awesome video.
Right on. Looks good.
Original, I like it. . well done. 👍 👍
Chandler, I been watching mostly new videos you made, wow what an improvement you have made with your tools and equipment and skills as well. Super job btw.
+MrJoeGarner 2 years... much has happened in two years...
Chandler Dickinson was gonna say the same thing you have improved so much and I'm glad I found your channel one of my favorite s
the beard has become more epic to :)
I would be happy with it, good looking job for your first one.Cool ----Thanks for the video
hum...i hav to say i watched ur first knife makin vid and said oh no another guy cutting out blades...but now i see u hav progressed...using a hammer,forging, forge welding,i am starting to like you.i like your positive upbeat attitude too.thanks
I would love to see you make another one. Just to see the difference in how it would turn out
I love watching these old videos!! I still have my ASO (very similar to the one in this video). Keep up the great work Chandler! Between you and Walter S. I've become inspired to do some smithing of my own. You rock!
I love your comment, "It's looking good, but it's looking bad." I say that EVERY TIME I put hammer to steel on a something new! lol Any way thanks for the Vid. It cleared up a couple questions for me. Good luck and good hunting.
for a man that didnt know what he was doing,thats a pretty dam nice.those little fine ridges in your forge weld are fine,you can often times see them
great job man! I finally got my forge built and have plenty of spikes. i'm going to start mine tomorrow. cheers from Texas.
Planning on making a tomahawk soon, remembered I saw a video where someone forge welded a bit of good carbon steel into a railroad spike to make a good edge. Of course it was good ol' Chandler doing what he does best. I'm going to use this video as sort of a guide, this is going to be more than a couple things I haven't done before.
love the hatchet, looks awesome
Awesome Vid Dude!
Thanks for the videos, seen some others and you really make some good use out of railroad spikes.
Chandler, Good job...Learned a trick...Thanks
Thank you
now that is wicked...love it..
Hey Chandler thanks for your videos. I just wanted to let you know about raid road spikes. According to American Railway Engineering Association, low carbon spikes contain no more than 0.12% carbon and "High Carbon" spikes contain 0.30%. While a normal knife has 0.85% and 1.5% carbon. Happy forging and keep up the good work. You have gone a long way and I wish you nothing but the best of luck in life.
haha holy crap man i accidentally hit this video while lettting youtube go and ive been watching you for while "creepy" and instantly recognized your voice i never went this far back if you vids but was cool to watch the forge weld attempt and see how far youve actually come since ive only been fallowing for couple months now! great shit man!
Awesome job. I'll be making one of those.
Dude great job!!! I cant wait to try my hand at this as well.
Looks good, I'd make a recommendation to make a few of these as tomahawks for an accessory.
I also wanted to see someone fold the excess from the spike end, forge weld it together, and see if the blade is big enough for a more proper hand ax.
Nice job. I'll have to give it a shot some time.
Nice job... Secretly want one it is so cool!!!!
nice, they is somthing really nice about using a tool you made yourself :o)
Damn dude youve come a long way since this!
If you put a longer handle on it then it will chop better because the greater length will give it more speed/momentum to make up for the lack of mass
Well now that was pretty cool.
Looks awesome
I think I will make one, cool little project.
cool man i use my hawk as tool I carry it in a pouch on my bushcraft belt. great job dude good video peace
Nice job ! best result ...👌
Oh man, look at dat young buck Chandler.
Great video!
Came out good
Thanks
I think you mentioned that it was your first shot at it... if so You did awesome I hope I can do half as well my first go around.
Very nice thank you for sharing this
awesome lil tomahawk sir
I am going to be using this technique to make my friend a tanto out of a Railraod spike and a piece of leaf spring.
Awesome!
Great video man. I hope to make stuff like this some day.
Good Go, brother!
you probabbly have more experience smithing than i do. but heres a tip. when upsetting lift the peice slightly above the anvil face. when you hammer it it gives somewhat of a double impact, and it wil go faster.
Thanks... I will give that a try!
great idea withe the bent nails i have that same exact anvil but i wish it was higher so you can fit the RR spikes i it farther in
Damned fine job fella that little sucker will serve you well!
Quedo muy bien, muy creativo el dejar la forma de la cabeza del clavo como el martillo.
thanks for share'n!
awesome vid bud, looking forward to watching the others. oh I did some looking around and theres a product called SURE WELD, and it works a lot better then borax just make sure if u do use it don't leave any on ur anvil lol not a good thing lol keep up the great work
If you centered the hammer head you could use it as a wood splitting wedge.
you have come a long way since this vid....
Best way to forge the head is to put the eye in first, then you can work on inserting your high-grade steel and widening the blade.
Good job. I've got two boxes of RR spikes but to scared to start, plus I have to make another forge.
That's bad ass
That is a great video! Well done!
Thanks for sharing. I have just setup my forge and trying to get more heat out of it. Looks like you are using charcoal ?
Good idea using the "nippers" to grab the spike. Keep up the good work.
good job if you do another maybe split the blade put in like 1095 for a extra weight an in steed of an hammer maybe a digging tool because for hammering u can use the side
im learning a lot from you man. Looking forward to learning more
one question what do you use in your forge? Coal ??
Now I am going to have to try that. it is really good now i wont one but me like you must do it myself. Or it wont be mine will it. You know what i mean. Good post so thanks for that.
Nice job, a bit lite maybe, but a nice small tool.
Hi,
And well done! Those spikes are pretty solid steel aren’t they. I like the shape but am a little disappointed you did not file or grind the dings out a little better. But as I said great shape and there is no way I could have come close to doing what you did, and it makes you wonder if buying one off the shelf would not be easier……………. Of course it would but you now have something which you can say you made to your ideas and got as close as possible to what you wanted right, well done! BTW I love your Lathe!
top cool
Great video, I liked seeing your thought process. Would you have been able to grind the railroad spike into a blade without welding on the extra blade piece? Not sure how blades are made, thanks!
you should re work your clippers so it will grab the spike better, at least bend the handles a bit so your hand isn't so wide apart....other than that GREAT JOB!
We just got a gas forge. We are going to try this but I have stainless instead of tool steel. I hope it works and I can forge weld stainless to railroad spike.
+Workshop of Death I don't know how you did it with that Anvil like object lol. That must have been a lot of work.
Coming in ages late--could you provide a touch more info on how you insert the handle without using a wedge in the top? Much appreciated! (and awesome project, just found your videos and I like how you show when things don't go perfectly)
Oh my gosh you look so young without the beard lol!
it looks great probably would e better to use two railroad spikes for a bit heavier axe/hammer it still be on the light side but with a bigger punch.
I was wondering how thick the axel you used to make the eye was, I am thinking of making this myself.
Hey Chandler,is it necessary to weld in the 01 steel if you are already using a HC spike? I want to make one but hoped that step could be omitted without compromising the edge integrity.
Hey, I just noticed I hadn't replied to this one... I remember doing it but it must not have posted... I think for something like this you probably would be fine without the O1. If you are looking to hold a fine edge longer then the O1 is certainly a good idea.
I'd pay good money for one of those!
keep an eye on my ebay or etsy stores... Tho not on my short time radar I definitely will be making this again!
www.ebay.com/usr/chandlersstore
www.etsy.com/shop/McFinleysCabin
Would you say the Harbor Freight anvil would be a good anvil to start with? (sorry for bad English)
not bad to start but easy to break
What's the official name for the steel punch you used to form the space in the axe head?
Been watching your videos. What did you do before you started smithing?
bossman.What do you use to hold those coals in and what do you recommend for a started forger to use to hold coals for heating?
+Konráð Ingi check out video about what you need to get started.... th-cam.com/video/p-iVv0F6Tao/w-d-xo.html
Cheers from mile high. beginner here where did you find that steel inlay strip? could you use an old file?
I live in Denver too, well Westminster, leaning to forging myself,
Chandler was this your first Axe /Hawk you've made or the first made from a RxR spike?
is that a cast iron anvil? and if so did you put a steel plate on the top?
Safety goggles do a lot of good on your head lol
That is awesome! I would very much like one of those. I will be in contact.
It is more like a chisel than an axe. :-) Good job though.
Arthur Hau It's a nice light weight hand tool crossed with axe... great for the back pack... i like it!
Chandler Dickinson I love it
I'll be honest. I didn't understand how what you were planning to do and was against the way you went about it. But I really like how it turned out. Great job. Around how many hours from start to finish?
I think from when I started to when I was throwing it was about 4 or 5 hours... including turning the handle and all...
Nevermind. I read further in the comments and you answered the question already. Did the weld hold with how lightly you hit it during forge weld? Many others wail on it at that moment to pop the weld and I always wondered if that much force was needed.
Personally I think the HC spike is enought for a mini hawk. I got lucky with the weld it stuck. And if you skip that step, unless you want to use your hawk to shave or gut a squirrel I think u will still be happy. As for wailing on the steel when welding. Personally, on smaller stuff, I find rapid shorter bursts work better for me
There is no need to wail on a piece to forge weld. If it is at the proper temperature, it doesn't take much. If it is not at the right temperature, no amount of wailing will weld it.
As I slowly add more and more successful weld notches to my headboard I am believing that the rapid piece size relative hits (small piece small hit) works best for me
Thanks for the tip,your work speaks for itself and says you know what you are talking about. I really appreciate when you show failures during forging. More learned then as opposed to everything going perfect. Thanks for all the time you share.